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"Our life is a short time in expectation, a time in which sadness and joy kiss each other at every moment. There is a quality of sadness that pervades all the moments of our lives. It seems that there is no such thing as a clear-cut pure joy, but that even in the most happy moments of our existence we sense a tinge of sadness.
In every satisfaction, there is an awareness of limitations. In every success, there is the fear of jealousy. Behind every smile, there is a tear. In every embrace, there is loneliness. In every friendship, distance. And in all forms of light, there is the knowledge of surrounding darkness . . .
Henri J.M. Nouwen
(Making All Things New: An Invitation to the Spiritual Life)
7 comments:
Wow, wow, wow. just bought Paul farmers new book but think that I need to go out and get this one also. Thanks for sharing and for the beautiful images!
Wow,wow,wow! Beautiful words. Thank you for sharing them and the beautiful images!
For a lurker, I'm feeling comment happy today! Words can't express how beautiful this is. The photography, the message, everything. I follow you all because you are keeping it real--allowing us in on the times when "sadness and joy kiss each other". Thank you for this!
This is beautiful, such a perfect post! Just found your blog recently and am enjoying reading about your journey!
my face is pure smile right now, this was just so perfect. i'm missing my friends in Haiti, for that very short week I was there it felt like home. i cannot wait to return. hope you don't mind, but i shared your post on my blog.
Oh my goodness, I'm in a Nouwen phase right now. So nice to see some of his words on your beautiful blog. And the pictures are breathtaking.
Wow...you know! Yes...man...oh my goodness!!!
Thank you for sharing this!
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